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kee siao

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Singapore[kʰiː˨˦ sjaʊ˦˨]

kee siao adjective: mad, crazy.

Adjective

kee siao (comparative more kee siao, superlative most kee siao)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) Mad, crazy.
    • Teacher mark your paper also kee siao. http://www.sgexposed.com/2013/02/singapore-sleaze-da-lu-music-lounge.html1999, September 7, Panda on Skates, Singlish Poem, Google Groups
    • "He's a kee siao guy," Ridhuan said. https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=sGZKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&dq=kee+siao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGtIui8PbLAhWEGo4KHVOQA4UQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=kee%2520siao&f=false2013, Low Kay Hwa, To Forget You

Forms of kee siao

comparativemore kee siao
superlativemost kee siao
alternative formki siao

Origin of kee siao

From Hokkien 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”).

Questions about kee siao

What does kee siao mean?
Kee siao means mad, crazy.
What part of speech is kee siao?
Kee siao is an adjective.
How do you pronounce kee siao?
Kee siao is pronounced [kʰiː˨˦ sjaʊ˦˨] (Singapore).

Words near kee siao in the dictionary

  1. Kedzie
  2. Kedzierski
  3. Kedzierskis
  4. kee
  5. kee chang
  6. kee siao
  7. keeb
  8. Keeble
  9. Keebler
  10. Keeblers
  11. keebs

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